Bolt took the top prize for explaining her dissertation research on chronic pain in just three minutes. She received a $100 prize and will represent OSU-CHS on April 10 during the final competition at the Little Union Theatre in the OSU-Stillwater Student Union.

Two other biomedical sciences graduate students also took top honors. Michelle DeGear was named first runner-up for her presentation on the impact of waste water on environmental bacteria, and Dusti Sloan placed second runner-up for her presentation on the implications of estrogen and dehydration on eating.